Raymond du Puy

Raymond du Puy (1083-1160) was Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller from 1118 to 1160, succeeding Blessed Gerard and preceding Auger de Balben.

Biography
Raymond du Puy was born in 1083, the son of French noble Hugues du Puy; his father served as a general of Godfrey de Bouillon (Raymond was also related to Adhemar of Le Puy). Raymond became the Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller in 1118, and he managed the leprosarium outside of the city of Jerusalem before the Order of St. Lazarus took over responsibility for the lepers' care. As Grand Master, he divided the Hospitallers into clerical, military, and serving brothers, and he established the Hospitaller infirmary near the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Raymond's only known battle was the 1153 capture of Ascalon, and he died in 1160.